Australia: Three charged in 'ice' find denied bail

Police say they expect to make further arrests after seizing $17.5 million worth of drugs at Sydney's Port Botany.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Customs found 46 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, known as 'ice', in a speedboat imported in a shipping container from Canada.

Three men charged in connection to the seizure have appeared in Sydney's Central Local Court this afternoon.

Luke Burnett, 25, from Sadleir, Jay Heathcote, 25, from Bringelly and 23-year-old Pham Ngoc Minh from Liverpool have all been refused bail.

The Deputy Manager of the AFP's Sydney office, David Stewart, says it is the fifth largest seizure of the drug in Australia.

"We've successfully dismantled this syndicate and we believe that we prevented this drug from reaching the Australian streets and preventing some serious health concerns amongst our youth."

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Pubdate: Tue, 07 February 2006
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia Web)
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